Belle-A Spills the 'Love Island: USA' Spark She Wishes She Didn't Ignore
Belle-A Spills the 'Love Island: USA' Spark She Wishes She Didn't Ignore originally appeared on Parade.
Fans were shocked when the beautiful Belle-A Walker was dumped from the Love Island: USA villa — becoming the first islander to be eliminated from season 7 of the show — but now, the Oregon-turned-Hawaii resident has the freedom to spill some major tea.
For those who need a refresher, the 22-year-old barista and model was a part of the OG cast of Love Island: USA season 7. Belle-A made waves on social media due to her extremely high morals, refusing to lock lips with any men until later on in the competition, but unfortunately, this might have hindered her connections, leading to her untimely exit.
Coupling up with Nic Vansteenberghe on day one, Belle-A found herself in a love triangle by day two, when Cierra Ortega entered the villa with her sights set on the same man. At the re-coupling ceremony on day six — where the men had the power — Nic was left with an extremely difficult decision, ultimately deciding to couple up with Cierra over Belle-A.
Because of this, Belle-A was dumped from the Love Island: USA villa, and she is left with some serious regrets. Her biggest regret, though (believe it or not) was not exploring a connection with Taylor Williams, spilling the tea in a recent interview with Access Hollywood.
In a TikTok video shared by the outlet, Belle-A was asked her biggest regret from her short-lived stint on Love Island: USA, to which she swiftly replied, "not allowing myself to explore things with Taylor."
She then proceeded to gush about the cowboy cutie, telling Access Hollywood, "Taylor honestly lights up rooms. He brings such good energy, and a lot of the people don't see that in the cut, but he's always there picking everybody else up. He's always doing his little dancey-dance. I love the energy that he brings."
She then explained why a relationship with Taylor never came to fruition, explaining that not only was she "tunnel-visioned on Nic" during her Love Island: USA journey, but she's also "such a girl's girl" who didn't want to hurt Olandria Carthen's — Taylor's current couple's — feelings.
With rumors that Belle-A might be returning to Love Island: USA season 7 as a part of the Casa Amor twist — fingers crossed — would she explore her spark with Taylor the second time around? "I was finally feeling comfortable finally letting my guard down, finally finding my voice, and then I was silenced, you know? I think that if I do get the opportunity to go back, I know what it's like. I know how I will approach it, and I don't want to let anybody else shape my experience," she spilled about the situation.
Nevertheless, Belle-A concluded, "I don't want anybody else to cloud my judgment or cloud my actions because I would go in full force," adding that she "might" go after Taylor if given another chance.
While we anxiously await Belle-A's (alleged) return to the villa, tune into brand new episodes of Love Island: USA season 7 every day — except Wednesday — via Peacock for all the juicy drama.
Belle-A Spills the 'Love Island: USA' Spark She Wishes She Didn't Ignore first appeared on Parade on Jun 12, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
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